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TROPICAL STORM NEKI ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE CENTER HONOLULU HI   CP032009
1100 AM HST MON OCT 19 2009

...NEKI CONTINUES ON A NORTHWESTWARD TRACK FAR SOUTH OF THE MAIN 
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS...

ANYONE IN THE VICINITY OF JOHNSTON ISLAND IS URGED TO CLOSELY 
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF NEKI. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE ISSUED FOR 
JOHNSTON ISLAND LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
AT 1100 AM HST...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NEKI WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 10.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 159.6 WEST OR ABOUT 
740 MILES SOUTH OF HONOLULU HAWAII AND ABOUT 785 MILES 
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JOHNSTON ISLAND.
 
NEKI IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THIS TRACK IS 
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH A DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED AFTER 36 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. NEKI IS 
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND BECOME A HURRICANE AT AROUND 
36 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE 
CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM HST INFORMATION...
LOCATION...10.7N 159.6W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 310 DEGREES AT 15 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE CENTRAL PACIFIC HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 500 PM HST.
 
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FORECASTER KODAMA